In the middle of the night, the quiet that settles over us is meant to inspire us. It is meant to Love us back to Truth.

The body awakens and the mind races unsure why sleep escapes us. Logic seems to work in our favor. It appears to be the route we must travel for peace. It tries to work through our problems and understand the source of our wakefulness.

But it does not help.

Logic cannot comfort in the dark. It can only dance us away from what is Whole and True within us.

Before you believe everything you think, breathe into where your words meet your mind.

At this crux, if only a sliver of light escapes its way Home, follow it with everything you are.

There, beyond, is the garden full of sparkling blooms waiting for you to gather them up in your empty arms.

Happiness is the last, great illusion to crumble before we accept our Truth.

Happiness is a fine mist that covers our Vision. There is no way to sustainably grasp it. The wisps we catch evaporate before they solidify.

There is a burden attached to finding this happiness. We often do not notice it until it begins to break apart our understanding of the world. Usually, when an ultimate goal or dream is achieved and we are left empty and hollow, then the whispers of Truth grow louder.

We have no business being happy.

We have every right to be free.

Whatever we choose each day defines our spiritual goals. Each choice has its wisdom. Each way leads to Love.

Choose the one that makes you whole in the moment.

It is okay to choose happiness. Truth does not ask you to let go of something you want.

There comes a time on the path to enlightenment where we might question the progress.

We wonder if this feeling of standing still means that we have lost the Way entirely.

There is no need for worry.

In stillness as in motion, we are always where we need to be.

It is only when we begin judging ourselves or the path, that our journey slows considerably.

This is the trick of self-preservation. The small self would rather indulge in defining the path and deeming it less-than or more-than instead of flowing towards freedom.

When we allow ourselves to get lost in the flow, less-than and more-than things still appear to happen, but we remain suspended in peace as we let these experiences pass through our awareness untouched by judgment.

But, if we must qualify our Light-minding ways to Knowing, we can hold tight to this truth:

“A tiny spark of willingness is all that is needed to embody Peace.”

You have done more than you know.

You have done more than was needed.

Rest well, fellow traveler. The path needs us not, as we are the path.